Jan 25
dear mayor, put these all over town please
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A fantastic bicycle rack with integrated pump in Copenhagen. (via Lugged Steel)
Jan 14
Lisa Fedon, Wire Sculptures
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I was looking for some wire sculpture examples and found these by Lisa Fedon. Besides the fact that I’m a big fan of Mr. Woody Allen, these sculptures are fantastic. I’m not sure how she achieved the shirt. Looks too delicate for wire mesh.
Dec 31
A Primer of Design-as-Art Movements
Posted in: UncategorizedContemporary auctions for design objects have been fetching prices that rival great artworks. These pieces are typically sitting on the same auction block. Where can one draw the line between a utilitarian design object and an artistic expression? Probably in the production quantity. Limited edition pieces by sought-after designers have the singularity of fine art, although the purpose of limited edition design objects can typically be attributed to bumping up a price tag.
There’s a good synopsis of five design-as-art movements at ARTINFO. They touch upon The Wiener Werkstätte, The Bauhaus, American Studio, Memphis, and Functional Art.
Some representative pieces:
Josef Hoffman, of the The Wiener Werkstätte
Marianne Brandt, of the Bauhaus
George Nakashima, of the American Studio
Ettore Sottsass, of Memphis (an Italian movement)
Tom Dixon, of Functional Art
Dec 14
Martin Puryear
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The SFMOMA is running an exhibit of Martin Puryear’s sculptures. With tremendous thanks to Chris and Kate, who got me a museum membership, I’ve visited the exhibit twice already. I really liked every single piece without exception, but I think my favorite was Old Mole (1985) shown above.
Dec 02
Dorm Room by Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand
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Living in graduate student housing isn’t all that glamorous… the architecture and interior design of my temporary living situation is new and clean, but lacks any semblance of taste, character, or style. The most frustrating thing is knowing that a much better solution could have been realized at the same cost or even cheaper. Also, I know I’ll get fined if I try to change anything… I would stay in school indefinitely if it meant living in a dorm room imagined by Le Corbusier and Perriand!
Nov 28
Bianchi & Acne Jeans
Posted in: UncategorizedAnother cultural/counter-cultural zeitgeist collaboration: the Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi and the Swedish high-end fashion house Acne teamed up to produce some track bikes in great colorways with some typography from deep in the archives.
The bicycle itself looks to be identical to a Bianchi Pista with respect to geometry and components. As a bicycle, the Pista doesn’t do much for me. The geometry doesn’t make any sense, particularly because Pista riders typically ride in the streets and typically don’t ever see a velodrome. Why, then, cling to the 28mm fork rake? Your feet most certainly get in the way of turning the front wheel. The Pista fork is actually hideous in all respects. Acne just put lipstick on the pig, but it works well visually. I could see myself ordering one of these frames.
Nov 25
Coles Phillips
Posted in: UncategorizedColes Phillips is a fantastic illustrator from the early 1900’s. He employs salient use of negative space.
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